There were no vampires of note in Western literature until about the 18th century. But they tell us where we park our anxieties, whether its over-powerful women, death or damnation. We make our own monsters.
I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most.
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.